Bay Bridge

Questions raised on Bay Bridge structural tests

By Charles Piller - Updated: Thursday, December 1 2011 - 9:43 pm

A Bee investigation has found that the state Department of Transportation technician who conducted key testing to ensure structural integrity of the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge eastern span's foundation was later disciplined for fabricating test results on other projects.

• Read the initial Bee investigation here. Additional articles and follow-ups are listed below.

Caltrans worker 'unfired,' allowed to resign

By Charles Piller - Updated: Thursday, January 26 2012 - 10:59 am

Duane Wiles, recently fired by the California Department of Transportation for fabricating bridge tests, has been allowed to resign instead.

Fired Caltrans manager denies wrongdoing, will seek reinstatement

By Charles Piller - Updated: Thursday, January 12 2012 - 6:58 am

Brian Liebich, the fired manager of the state Department of Transportation unit that tested the foundation of the new Bay Bridge, has denied any wrongdoing and says he has been made a scapegoat.

Bay Bridge Investigation

Engineers group says Bay Bridge concerns argue for privatizing

By John Ortiz - Updated: Wednesday, December 21 2011 - 12:23 pm

The American Council of Engineering Companies of California has put up a YouTube post to promote its take on questions raised by The Bee concerning structural tests of the Bay Bridge's new span.

Fired Caltrans technician was also sanctioned in 2000

By Charles Piller - Updated: Sunday, December 18 2011 - 10:48 am

Caltrans technician Duane Wiles, who falsified test data on the structural integrity of freeway structures, was sanctioned by the state Department of Transportation in 2000 for numerous serious workplace violations, including "inexcusable neglect of duty," yet was retained as a technician until last month.